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From: ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG)
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Subject: Re: Sierra(Was: Re: Sound cards-sound blaster, adlib, roland..)
Message-ID: <1991May6.213810.10565@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Date: 6 May 91 21:38:10 GMT
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From article <1991May6.131225.27156@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>, by mnrausch@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Martin Rausche):
> That's your opinion. Space Quest IV uses the digital voice output and sounds
> great. Connect the SoundBlaster to your hifi-system and listen.
> Have you ever heard a spaceship flying through your office ?
> Really great game and you can play it on a 12 MHz 286. Try Wing Commander on 
> this kind of computer; it's really slow and boring !!!
> SQ4 supports Roland card and uses the SB for Soundeffects. What about
> Wing Commander? (hahaha, do you hear me laughing)

Well, I have not have the chance to look at Space Quest IV.  
As for Wing Commander at 12MHz 286, that's the problem with 
YOUR computer.  Be thankful that is is not rec.games.misc, else
you would be bombarded with rebuttals (this is not a DARE, hee, hee). 

> Kings Quest 5 = really great pictures (talking about 320x200x256)
> Wing Commander = slow, boring flight simulation

KQ5 = boring (even though I was running it on a 386 25MHz); if I want
      great (comic) picture, I would buy the sunday paper or National
      Geographic

Wing Commander = great action (you need more than 12MHz 286),
                 great sound, and great ray-traced simulation 
> 
>>Second, if the digital voice output (8-bit DAC) should become popular,
>>Roland users would be left out because it does not have 
>>Sound Blaster-specification digital voice output channel (if it has any
>>DAC at all).  
> 
>>All in all, due to the popularity of Sound Blaster (about 100,000 in the US),
>>and its power in population growth (good hardware at cheap price, 
>>a simple Adlib used to cost $400, now SB is only $150), game makers will
>>always has SB in their mind when designing game.
> 
>>You can fight the crowd... if you writes your own games. 
> 
>>p.s.  I heard that a few motherboard makers are considering building 
>>      Sound Blaster into their motherboards. 
> 
> I suggest to buy a Sound Blaster. I think it's the best card for a good price!

No disagreement there.